is it donuts or Doughnuts??? who cares its bloody good that’s all we should know. Donuts are so popular in almost every country and can you believe each country has its specific donut as well. Churros in Spain, Loukoumades in Greece and so on.
As a kid, I loved just sinking my teeth into a big fat doughnut, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, perfectly balanced in sweetness and topped with chocolate glaze and sprinkled with nuts!!! Now, who doesn’t go nuts with doughnuts?
My simple donut recipe is easy to make and can be done for sudden cravings. You know which cravings I am talking about ya? its the once you get out of the blue, keep checking the pantry to see if you got any cookies to munch on and the cookie jar is empty, that kind of craving.
You can also try my other deserts and sweets recipes
How to make donuts
Quick and easy homemade donuts
Ingredients
Doughut dough Recipe
- 280 g All- purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt Table salt
- 1 Egg
- 40 g Butter Melted ( In microwave)
- 40 g Sugar White sugar
- 120 g Milk Fresh Milk, Warm
- 7 g Yeast Instant Yeast
Chocolate Glaze
- 1 1/2 cup Icing Sugar
- 4 tbsp Cocoa Powder
- 5 tbsp Milk Fresh Milk
- 2 tsp Vanilla essence
Instructions
Donut dough
- Heat milk in the microwave until warm
- Combine yeast, sugar & milk together and leave aside until it froths
- In a separate bowl place the flour, salt, butter, egg and the yeast mixture and mix well using a whisk
- Transfer the dough onto a work surface and knead it for 8-10 mins ( You can also use the stand mixer or handheld mixer with the hook attachment to knead the dough)
- Place the kneaded dough in a bowl, cover and rest until doubled in size
- once doubled in size, knock the air out and turn the dough out on to a surface dusted with flour and roll it out to a 1 cm thickness, using a rolling pin
- Cut the dough using two rounds ( big round and slightly small round) or by using a dough cutter. This should resemble a circle with a hole in the middle
- Place the donuts on a tray lined with baking paper and let it rest in a warm area until doubled in size
- Heat a pot with oil to 190C
- Once heated carefully drop the donuts into the oil and let it cook and colour on one side, then flip it over and cook the other side
- Once cooked transfer them onto a paper towel to drain and cool down
Glaze
- Sift icing sugar and cocoa powder together
- Mix all other ingredients into the icing sugar and cocoa powder , mix well using a whisk
Glazing the donuts
- Transfer the glaze to a shallow bowl and dip the top of the donuts into the glaze and twist to shake off excess glaze. Place it on a baking paper to settle the glazing